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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the holiest spot in Islam? | Kaaba |
| Where was Muhammad born? | Mecca |
| Where did Muhammad flee to when he was run out of Mecca? | Medina |
| In what city did Muhammad ascend to Heaven? | Jerusalem |
| What building is on the site where Muhammad ascended to Heaven and Abraham almost sacrificed his son? | Dome of the Rock |
| Where did Yahweh command Abraham to take his people from Sumer? | Canaan |
| Where did the Jews go when famine/drought forced them out of Canaan? | Egypt |
| In what area did Australopithecus originate? | Great Rift Valley |
| Homosapiens migrated out of Africa into which three areas? | Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas |
| Homosapiens first emerged in what area? | East Africa |
| What were two cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists? | Aleppo and Jericho |
| What is the oldest continuously active city in the world? | Aleppo |
| Çatalhöyük is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in what area of Turkey? | Anatolia |
| What historical site was begun during the Neolithic Era and finished during the Bronze Age? | Stonehenge |
| Where is Stonehenge? | England |
| What two rivers make up Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| In what area was the ancient Egyptian civilization located? | Nile River Valley and Nile Delta |
| In what area was the ancient India civilization located? | Indus River Valley |
| In what area was the ancient Chinese civilization located? | Huang He River (Yellow River) |
| What is the nickname for the Huang He (Yellow) River? | River of Sorrows |
| Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and what river valley? | Jordan River Valley |
| What civilization settled around the Mediterranean coast | Phoenicians |
| What was the capital of the Amorites? | Babylon |
| What modern city is located near the site of Babylon? | Baghdad, Iraq |
| What city-state in Sumer was Abraham from? | Ur |
| Which civilization created cuneiform? | Sumer |
| Which ancient civilization wrote in hieroglyphics? | Egypt |
| Which ancient civilization's writing has never been translated? | India |
| What was the first civilization to create an alphabet? | Phoenicia |
| What civilization was located on the Upper Nile River? | Nubia |
| What kingdom was located within the area of Nubia? | Kush |
| Which empire's government was an imperial bureaucracy? | Persia |
| What were the two most important cities of ancient India? | Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro |
| What technology did ancient India have that would not be seen again until the 18th century? | Indoor plumbing/flush toilets |
| What mountain range is to the northeast of India? | Himalayas |
| What mountain range is to the northwest of India? | Hindu Kush |
| What group of people migrated through the Hindu Kush mountains into India? | Aryans |
| What was the first of the Indo-Aryan empires in India? | Maurya |
| What was the second of the Indo-Aryan empires in India? | Gupta |
| Which empire was the Golden Age of ancient India? | Gupta |
| What was the major trade route from China to the Mediterranean Sea? | Silk Road |
| What were the three major items traded along the Silk Road? | silk, paper, and porcelain |
| What sea lies between Greece and Asia Minor? | Aegean Sea |
| After winning the Persian Wars, Greece had total control over what sea? | Aegean Sea |
| Greece developed separate city-states because the peninsulas are covered in what? | mountains |
| On what peninsula is Athens located? | Balkan Peninsula |
| On what peninsula is Sparta located? | Peloponnesus |
| What is the name of the strait located above Troy? | Dardanelles |
| What nation was located to the north of ancient Greece? | Macedonia |
| Which ancient Greek city-state was located in Asia Minor? | Troy |
| Which ancient Greek city-state's government was a direct democracy? | Athens |
| Which ancient Greek city-state's government was an oligarchy? | Sparta |
| Where was the first major land battle of the Persian Wars? | Marathon |
| What was the final sea battle of the Persian Wars? | Salamis |
| What mountain range borders Italy to the North? | Alps |
| What mountain range runs down the length of Italy? | Apennines |
| What sea runs along the calf of Italy to the east? | Adriatic Sea |
| What sea is under the heel of the boot of Italy (to the southeast)? | Ionian Sea |
| What major sea is the Italian Peninsula located in? | Mediterranean Sea |
| What island is being kicked by the boot of Italy? | Sicily |
| What city in North Africa was Rome's major challenger to control of the Mediterranean? | Carthage |
| During the Roman Empire, what was France known as? | Gaul |
| Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to what city? | Byzantium |
| What did Constantine rename Byzantium? | Constantinople |
| What is the modern name for Constantinople? | Istanbul |
| In what modern country was the city of Constantinople located? | Turkey |
| What sea lies to the north of Constantinople? | Black Sea |
| What strait flows through Constantinople? | Bosporus |
| What site is located on the acropolis in Athens? | Parthenon |
| What is the name of the sporting arena in Rome? | Colosseum |
| Where were the Twelve Tables displayed in Rome? | Forum |
| What was the name of the temple in Rome dedicated to all of the Roman gods? | Pantheon |
| Where did Islam originate? | Arabian Peninsula (Arabian Desert) |
| What modern European country was conquered by the Islamic Empire? | Spain |
| What two cities in the holy land were conquered by the Islamic Empire? | Jerusalem and Damascus |
| What was the capital of the Islamic Empire? | Baghdad |
| What group invaded Gaul during the collapse of the Roman Empire? | Franks |
| What group migrated from central Asia into Hungary? | Magyars |
| What group migrated from Scandinavia into Russia? | Vikings |
| What groups migrated from continental Europe into the British Isles? | Angles and Saxons |
| What was the trade route across the Indian Ocean? | Maritime Route |
| What was the trade route across northern Africa? | Trans-Saharan Route |
| Gold was traded out of what area? | West Africa |
| Spices were traded out of what area? | Indian Ocean |
| Paper was traded out of what area through to Islam, Byzantine, and Western Europe? | China |
| Waterwheels and windmills were created in what area? | Middle East |
| What civilization created the compass? | China |
| What area used the lateen sail? | Indian Ocean |
| Japan is located on a what? | archipelago |
| What countries were located near Japan and had a huge impact on its culture? | China and Korea |
| What sea lies between Japan and the mainland? | Sea of Japan (East Sea) |
| What river is located near Ghana, Mali, and Songhai? | Niger River |
| What African kingdom was located near the Nile River and the Ethiopian Highlands? | Axum |
| What city in Mali and Songhai was a center of trade and learning? | Timbuktu |
| What desert stretches across North Africa? | Sahara |
| What was the first of the West African kingdoms? | Ghana |
| What was the second of the West African kingdoms? | Mali |
| What was the third of the West African kingdoms? | Songhai |
| Which civilization was located in the rainforests of Mexico and Central America? | Maya |
| Which civilization was located in the arid valley of central Mexico? | Aztec |
| Which civilization was located in the Andes Mountains of South America? | Inca |
| What was the major city of the Mayans? | Chichén Itzá |
| What was the major city of the Aztecs? | Tenochtitlan |
| What was the major city of the Incas? | Machu Picchu |
| From what region of France was William the Conqueror? | Normandy |
| What two nations fought in the Hundred Years' War? | England and France |
| What is the capital of Russia? | Moscow |
| What group invaded China and Russia and conquered much of Southwest Asia? | Mongols |
| The main goal of the first Crusade was to conquer what city? | Jerusalem |
| What city was sacked by Crusaders during the fourth Crusade? | Constantinople |
| Which empire conquered the Byzantine Empire? | Ottoman Turks |
| What were the three major city-states of the Italian Renaissance? | Florence, Venice, and Genoa |
| What were the three countries that made up the Northern Renaissance? | France, Germany, and England |
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